/ ˈfleksə(r); NAmE also ˈfleksɔːr/ (also ˈflexor muscle ) noun
( anatomy ) a muscle that allows you to bend part of your body
—compare extensor
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: modern Latin , from Latin flex- bent, from the verb flectere .
/ ˈfleksə(r); NAmE also ˈfleksɔːr/ (also ˈflexor muscle ) noun
( anatomy ) a muscle that allows you to bend part of your body
—compare extensor
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: modern Latin , from Latin flex- bent, from the verb flectere .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005